Industrial Technology

Why machine builders should consider digital RCDs

Eaton has published a white paper entitled ‘Increase uptime using digital RCDs’, which discusses the advantages and benefits of applying digital technology to residual current devices (RCDs). Their advanced monitoring and pre-warning capabilities allow machine builders to improve both reliability and safety, while saving time and money for themselves and their customers during export of equipment.

26th June 2017

Everything for the wiring of your control cabinets

Automation24 offers everything you need for the wiring of your control cabinets, including work tools, single core cables, insulated wire end ferrules and cable bushing systems.

21st June 2017

Intelligent industrialization of datacentres

The hugely impressive Lefdal Mine Datacentre (LMD) in Norway has an ambitious vision; it aims to be the most cost-effective, secure, flexible, and green datacentre in Europe. LMD opened on 10th May 2017, and is powered exclusively by low-cost renewable energy. Rittal is a strategic and technology partner, and has provided the datacentre with its top-of-the-range, preconfigured, modular and scalable infrastructure.

6th June 2017

Strengthening the weakest SCCR link with current-limiting devices

Equipment with an insufficient short-circuit current rating (SCCR) can pose a risk to personnel, equipment or create a fire hazard. New North American National Electrical Code (NEC) legislation requires the available fault (short circuit) current to be stated at the installation point, and equipment to be marked with its short circuit current rating. This reduces the chance that an equipment installation will not be compliant or approved.

31st May 2017

Hydrotechnik UK announce extended Calibration Department

Hydrotechnik UK has unveiled a major new addition to its existing calibration department. A brand new £100,000+ flow test rig enables Hydrotechnik to offer full in house flow meter recalibrations traceable to National Standards.

31st May 2017

Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability at Subsea 7

Analysis of marine electric motors and generators by SKF Electric Motor Condition Monitoring Services is helping a leading offshore engineering services provider optimise the performance and reliability of its rotating equipment.

31st May 2017

Phoenix Contact takes over specialist for industrial communication technology

Phoenix Contact is to take over Taiwanese company Etherwan System, a manufacturer for Ethernet communication technology in automation. The takeover enrichens the position of the Phoenix Contact Group in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, which was already strengthened by the take-over of the Canadian Perle Systems in 2016.

18th May 2017

Is the cooling output inside your enclosures sufficient?

Jason Swann of Rittal offers some practical tips on how to evaluate the effectiveness of an existing enclosure climate control regime through a series of simple checks.

17th May 2017

New cases are 40% lighter and come in three new colours

Peli has launched three new colours in its premium protective case. Air models 1485 to 1605 are now available in yellow, silver, orange as well as the original black. Up to 40% lighter, the cases are manufactured from the lightweight HPX2 resin which rebounds from stress without breaking, retaining the strength and durability of the original Peli Protector case range.

17th May 2017

CAE solution makes the change to automated design easy

CAE solutions provider Eplan has launched a configuration-based automation software package, which simplifies the changeover to automated working methods by enabling design engineers to generate electrical and fluid schematics at the push of a button – without the need for expert knowledge, specialist programming ability or extensive training.

17th May 2017